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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Posted by Enya Do
Enya Do
552 Points

How to do If ___ is possible do ___.

How do you ask is something is possible or not. In this case, if the argument can be turned into an integer. I just put true and false to see if it would work.

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"

def squared(lala):
  if int(lala) == True:
    return(int(lala) ** 2)
  elif int(lala) == False:
    return( lala * len(lala))

1 Answer

tomasvukasovic
tomasvukasovic
24,022 Points
tomasvukasovic
tomasvukasovic
24,022 Points

Hey there your could do this:

 def squared(argument):
     try:
        return int(argument)**2
     except ValueError:
        return False